RUNONS, COMMA SPLICES,

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RUNONS, COMMA SPLICES, FRAGMENTS
It was a sunny day we decided to go to the park.

Look for verbs? How many are there?
Two! Was and decided.
Does each verb have a subject?
YES! It and we
THAT LOOKS LIKE TWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES
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Whats an independent clause?

• A subject
• A verb
• Can stand alone (independent)
• It was a sunny day.
• Remember that words like when, because, if or
  while will make a clause dependent.it cant
  stand alone. Example Because it was a sunny
  day.

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• It was a sunny day we decided to go to the park.

Where are the two sentences?
If you said between day and we, youre right!
THIS SENTENCE IS A .
RUN ON!!!
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HOW CAN WE FIX THIS RUNON?

• I know.lets just add a comma!

It was a sunny day we, decided to go to the park.
What do you think????
If you said No, that wont fix it! Youre
RIGHT!!!
You now have another kind of error. Its called
a
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Comma splice!
If adding a comma causes another error, HOW CAN
WE FIX IT????

• Use a conjunction and, so, but, or, etc.
  (remember to use a comma before the conjunction).
  

It was a sunny day, so we decided to go to the
park.
OR.
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• End the first clause with a period, and start the
  next clause with a capital letter.

It was a sunny day. We decided to go to the park.

• Separate the two clauses with a semicolon.

It was a sunny day we decided to go to the park.
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Your turn! Identify the following as runons or
comma splices.....

• Some people are friendly I like to talk to them.
• Wearing uniforms is a good idea, its easier to
  get dressed in the morning.
• Math is a hard subject you have to study every
  day.

• She went to the mall, then she went to the
  birthday party.

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Now, lets fix them!!!

• Some people are friendly I like to talk to them.
• Wearing uniforms is a good idea, its easier to
  get dressed in the morning.
• Math is a hard subject you have to study every
  day.

• She went to the mall, then she went to the
  birthday party.

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FRAGMENTS.A PIECE OF A SENTENCE!

• No subject
• My sister is nice. Is older than I am.

There are two sentences here. Look at each
sentence. Does each sentence have a subject and
verb?
If you said the second one does not have a
subject.
YOURE RIGHT!
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• No verb.
• The world a very big place.

Is there a subject and a verb?
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• Cannot stand aloneusually because of words like
  because, when, etc.

When she went home. She cleaned her house and
cooked dinner.